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LWF Council youth delegates hold posters at the launch of the Waking the Giant ecumenical initiative in Geneva. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay
Churches raise prophetic voice for justice and inclusion
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16 Jul 2021
  • Communion
  • Churches
16 Jul 2021
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Attendees at a side event at the United Nations in Geneva on using the Universal Periodic Review as an instrument for peace building rooted in human rights in Colombia. Photo: Peter Kenny
Protect civic space in post-pandemic recovery
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15 Jul 2021
  • Justice
15 Jul 2021
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Josephine Nangonzi wearing full protective gear before starting work in the Palorinya refugee settlement in Uganda’s West Nile region. Photos: LWF/Uganda
Hope and healing for survivors of South Sudan conflict
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14 Jul 2021
  • Humanitarian
  • Churches
14 Jul 2021
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Kavre District, Nepal. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Human Rights Council: LWF asks Nepal to prioritize rights of ethnic, religious minorities
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12 Jul 2021
  • Justice
12 Jul 2021
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Residents from Kakuma refugee camp in northwest Kenya pose for a photo after taking part in an LWF-run workshop to write poems for the ‘I am Hope’ publication. Jackline Irankunda is pictured in the front row, furthest to the right. Photo: LWF/O. Schnoebelen
Poems give voice to refugees’ dignity and hope
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9 Jul 2021
  • Humanitarian
  • Churches
9 Jul 2021
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A woman entrepreneur sews cloth face masks in Sittwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar. Photo: LWF/Nu Nu Aye
Annual report shows how LWF adapted its humanitarian and development work to COVID-19 pandemic
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8 Jul 2021
  • Humanitarian
8 Jul 2021
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Edwin Mosquera leads a workshop on forgiveness and reconciliation as part of the ‘From War to Peace’ project of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Colombia which supports three communities in the northwest Antioquia region. Photo: LWF/A. Hillert
Churches are key partners for UN’s 2030 Agenda
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7 Jul 2021
  • Churches
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7 Jul 2021
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Christian churches call on the G20 to reform the international taxation system to provide resources for “global public goods and the protection of ecosystems.” In the photo, an LWF refugee staff member from Nigeria checks water and sanitation provision at a refugee camp in North Cameroon: Photo: LWF/C. Kästner
Churches appeal to G20: Fix our broken global tax system
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6 Jul 2021
  • Unity
  • Theology
6 Jul 2021
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Youth of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Romania planting saplings in the church garden of the Alszeg Church in Hosszúfalu. Photo: EVIKE
Romania: Protecting and preserving God’s creation
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5 Jul 2021
  • Churches
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5 Jul 2021
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